Partnership for Public Service statement on the confirmation of Kash Patel as director of the FBI 

February 20, 2025

WASHINGTON – The nonpartisan, nonprofit Partnership for Public Service released the following statement from President and CEO Max Stier after Kash Patel was confirmed as director of the Federal Bureau of Investigations:  

“The FBI has broad law enforcement responsibilities to investigate violent crime, white collar crime, public corruption, terrorism, civil rights violations and so much more. We are hopeful that Director Patel will use his broad authority in a judicious manner to uphold the rule of law and the Constitution, and that he will rely on the knowledge and guidance of the organization’s career professionals.”    

The Partnership’s annual Best Places to Work in the Federal Government^® rankings offer the most comprehensive assessment of how federal public servants view their jobs and workplaces, providing employee perspectives on leadership, pay, work-life balance and other issues. Some key recent data points on the FBI include: 

• 2023 Best Places to Work in the Federal Government overall score and rank: 58.1 out of 100, ranking 412 out of 459 subcomponent agencies 

• 2023 Effective Leadership Score: 61.9 out of 100, ranking 440 out of 458 subcomponent agencies 

The Partnership also produces and maintains several resources to assess and analyze the health of the federal government, including a political appointments tracker with The Washington Post that follows the progress of roughly 800 of President Trump’s Senate-confirmed positions. The annual Best Places to Work in the Federal Government^® rankings measure employee engagement government-wide as well as at individual departments, agencies and subcomponents. Additionally, our Vision for a Better Government provides areas of focus for management reforms. 

During the past 24 years, the nonpartisan, nonprofit Partnership for Public Service has been dedicated to building a better government and a stronger democracy. We work across administrations to help transform the way government works by providing agencies with the data insights they need to succeed, developing effective leaders, inspiring the next generation to public service, facilitating smooth presidential transitions and recognizing exceptional federal employees.     

Visit ourpublicservice.org, follow us @PublicService and subscribe today to get the latest federal news, information on upcoming Partnership programs and events, and more.         

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